2011
$400,000
To establish the Friends of Prentice Competitive Research Initiative supporting women's and infant's health research

2008
$600,000
To Northwestern's Gynecologic Oncology program. To support research and training in robotic surgery for the Gynecologic Oncology program. To support the Pelvic Health Program for recruitment and research

2007
$500,000
To the Institute for Women's Health Research and continued research funding for uterine fibroid research

2006
$1 million
To establish the Friends of Prentice Floor for Outpatient Testing and Women's Programs

2001-2006
$2 million
To establish the Friends of Prentice Clinical Research Fund for Gynecologic Oncology. To establish the Friends of Prentice Clinical Research Fund for Prenatal Diagnosis

1999-2004
$500,000
To the Northwestern Ovarian Cancer Early Detection and Prevention Program

1997-1998
$500,000
To the Northwestern Ovarian Cancer Early Detection and Screening Program. To patient education at Prentice Women's Hospital to promote prevention, early detection and heightened awareness of ovarian cancer services

1992-1995
$1 million
To endow the Friends of Prentice Distinguished Physician in Women's and Infant's Health Award. To endow the Friends of Prentice Fellowship in Neonatology

1986-1991
$500,000
To endow the Friends of Prentice Fellowship in Maternal Fetal Medicine. Toward capital improvements and ultrasound equipment for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

WHAT YOUR MONEY DOES

COMPETATIVE GRANTS INITIATIVE
Friends of Prentice recieved proposals from the greater Northwestern medical community that aim to advance women’s & infant’s health programs in patient care, education, research and community service. Below are the 2011 Awardees:

Use of Next Generation Platforms to Identify Genomic Rearrangements that Contribute to the Neoplastic Transformation of Myometrium to Leiomyoma: A Pilot Collaboration between Prentice Women’s Hospital and the Broad Institute (Harvard and MIT)
Erica Marsh, MD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Stillbirth: Identification of Pathologic and Genetic Risk Factors
Linda Ernst, MD, MHS - Department of Pathology

The AKT Signaling Pathway: A Potential Target for the Treatment of Endometriosis
J. Julie Kim, PhD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Jennifer Eaton, MD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Biomarkers and Outcomes of Intrauterine Inflammation: The Prentice NICU Cord Blood Study
Karen Mestan, MD - Department of Pediatrics

Metabolomics: Birth Weight and Maternal Glycemia
William Lowe, MD - Department of Medicine

RESEARCH IN PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS
Friends of Prentice has established a $1.5 million endowment for the Friends of Prentice Fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine.

Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) specialists care for women experiencing precarious pregnancies. MFM specialists are obstetrician/gynecologists who have completed three years of formal fellowship education beyond their residency training. MFM specialists advance the knowledge of the obstetrical, medical, genetic and surgical complications of pregnancy, as well as the effects of such complications on both a pregnant woman and her developing fetus. The MFM Fellowship is one of only three in Illinois, and one of 63 programs around the nation.

GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY PROGRAM
Overcoming cancers that attack women is a vital mission of Prentice Women's Hospital of Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

In 2006, the Division of Gynecologic Oncology opened its first nine Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) trials. This translational research enables Northwestern to make innovative new treatment options available to patients in a safe and effective manner. It is the last phase of the research process and, therefore, is the vital link that brings new treatments into standard practice. By funding Northwestern Memorial's participation in the GOG trials, Friends of Prentice is facilitating the introduction of evidence-based therapies for women's cancers into widespread clinical practice.

UTERINE FIBROID RESEARCH
Friends of Prentice funds have helped launch a groundbreaking, department-wide project on uterine fibroids, one of the most common and important public health problems, affecting 30 to 50 percent of reproductive-age women. They can cause excessive uterine bleeding, anemia, recurrent pregnancy loss and infertility.

NATIONAL OVARIAN CANCER EARLY DETECTION PROGRAM
The Northwestern Ovarian Cancer Early Detection and Prevention Program (NOCEDPP) provides focused, high quality care and services for over 1,100 participating women who have no current symptoms, but have an increased risk of developing ovarian cancer. Through the generous support from Friends of Prentice, a dedicated clinical research coordinator joined our comprehensive, expert clinical team.

Research priorities within the NOCEDPP include the development of innovative new tests to help detect early stage ovarian cancer. Work has focused on identifying types of ovarian cancers for which CA-125 is not a reliable marker. CA-125 is a protein that can be made by abnormal ovarian cells. It can be a tumor marker. If it is present in high levels in the blood or in other body fluids or tissues, it may be a sign of ovarian cancer.

FOP DISTINGUISHED PHYSICIAN AWARD
A grant of $500,000 established the Friends of Prentice Distinguished Physician in Women's and Infant's Health. This endowed appointment assists the hospital in recruiting and retaining the most eminent physicians in pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology. The appointment, made by the president and chief executive officer of the hospital, honors an outstanding physician who has realized the highest personal and professional achievements in his or her field, including leadership in clinical practice and in the mentoring and training of residents and fellows.

THE INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH AT NORTHWESTERN
Knowledge gained through fundamental research programs is translated into improved, gender-specific care, which, in turn, promises to revolutionize the understanding and practice of medicine as a whole. Friends of Prentice's philanthropy enabled the Institute for Women's Health Research to initiate a Pioneer Grants program, establish the Annual Women's Health Scientific Symposium and create the Illinois Women's Health Registry for women who are interested in participating in innovative research studies at Northwestern.

BANK OF AMERICA SHAMROCK SHUFFLE
MARCH 25, 2012

ANNUAL GALA
JUNE 2, 2012

BANK OF AMERICA CHICAGO MARATHON
OCTOBER 7, 2012